Effects of Proprioceptive Training in Addition to Routine Physical Therapy on Balance and Quality of Life in Patients With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Effects of Proprioceptive Training in Addition to Routine Physical Therapy on Balance and Quality of Life in Patients With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective of the study is to find out the effects of Proprioceptive training in addition to routine physical therapy on balance and quality of life in patients with Diabetic neuropathy.

Alternate Hypothesis:

There will be significant difference in effects of Proprioceptive training in addition to routine physical therapy on balance and Quality of life in patients with Diabetic neuropathy.

It was a parallel designed single blinded randomized controlled trial conducted in the Green Poly Clinic Bahria town, Lahore, Pakistan using non probability convenient sampling. patients who met eligibility criteria was informed about the aim of study. consent form were signed by all participants.After baseline assessment ,participants were randomly assigned in two groups.(ratio 1:1) The calcualted sample size was 27 in each group. i.e. 54 ( 27 in each group). After adding 20% drop out the final size will become, 64( 32 in each group) using 95% level of significance and 80% power of study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with pre-diagnosed DM for seven years.
• Male and female patients with type 2 diabetes.
• Patients with ≥2 DPN symptoms.
• Patients scored>2/13 on MNSI questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with Foot ulcers, Orthopedic or surgical problem in a lower limb, other neurological impairment and Major vascular complication,
• Severe vestibular dysfunction
• Participants with Severe retinopathy and Severe nephropathy,
• Inability to walk independently with or without an assistive device,
• Receiving any structured supervised physiotherapy intervention.